Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Hawking Taught How to Bring Complex Ideas Down to Earth
The famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who died this week, explored ideas that were out of reach for…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Major Financial Services Groups Join Forces in Merger
This week, the Financial Services Roundtable (FSR) and The Clearing House Association revealed they will be combining forces…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Association Roots of “March Madness”
The NCAA didn’t originate the term March Madness—the world of high school athletics did. But while the term…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Rest Stop Commercialization Push Runs Into Association Opposition
Trade groups representing convenience stores and truck stops, as well as the National League of Cities, have spoken…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
The Challenges of Choosing New Software
If you’re looking at a new platform or technology for your association, you can’t make a decision based…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: What Channels Matter Most for Event Marketing?
A new report on B2B event marketing finds that email is the biggest pre-event driver of interest, but…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Takeaways From Amazon’s Medicaid Discount
Amazon’s plan to discount membership to its Prime service for people on Medicaid speaks to a key concept…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Puerto Rico, Still Recovering From Storm, Focuses on Resilience
The nonprofit community is focused on building long-term recovery solutions for the storm-ravaged territory through the Resilient Puerto…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Should Nonprofits Focus More on Donor Loyalty?
A new report on how nonprofit leadership impacts fundraising finds that there’s still a heavy lean on traditional…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: The Nature of Public Trust in 2018
A new report from the public relations giant Edelman finds that trust in institutions, including nonprofits, is seeing…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Association of Fundraising Professionals Debuts New Gender-Equality Initiative
The Association of Fundraising Professionals is launching a multiyear campaign that aims to tackle issues of gender inequality…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Aluminum Association Proposes Alternatives to Global Tariffs
President Trump’s plan to place tariffs on imported aluminum and steel has raised major concerns across the manufacturing…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How One Nonprofit Leveraged Sweden’s “Plogging” Craze
Picking up trash during a run is a hot exercise trend in Sweden that’s starting to gain a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Changes to Google Ad Grants Program Create Headaches for Nonprofits
A new requirement that advertisers hit a certain performance threshold to remain in Google’s Ad Grants program is…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Five Quick Insights Into the State of Bleisure
One of the hottest trends in business travel, the integration of leisure time into the trip, is heating…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Business School Study Highlights Shifting Education Needs of “Digital Generations”
Business-oriented learners in generations Y and Z are increasingly open to online education and digital certifications, according to…
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The Great AMP Debate: The Ethics of Google’s Mobile Traffic Boost
A lot of websites are seeing big traffic gains by using Google’s open-source AMP protocol, but critics see…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: Lessons From a Cheese Crisis
Who moved this festival’s cheese? Why The Big Cheese Festival suffered from a major supply headache over the…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Arizona Sheriffs Adopt Program to Boost Wildfire Awareness
The Arizona Sheriff’s Association is the latest group to take part in Ready, Set, Go!, a wildfire-awareness program…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Journalism Diversity Coalition UNITY Folds, But Keeps Mission Alive
The coalition of journalist groups, which dates to the early 1990s, struggled after the departure of two of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Speak Up on Trump’s Metals Tariff Plans
The announcement that the Trump administration would introduce new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum for national security…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
California Hospital Group’s New Partnership Equips Patients With Data
Teaming with two groups focused on improving the quality of healthcare, the California Hospital Association announced this week…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Advocacy Group Aims to Back Free Speech on College Campuses
Speech First, a new group focused on ensuring colleges remain a place for open discourse, is hoping to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Net Neutrality Advocates Looking for Routes to Upend FCC Rollback
Trade and advocacy groups are among the wide variety of supporters of net neutrality looking for a way…
